Wyoming Anti-gay-marriage bill advances

Dan82 · Jan 18, 2011

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Before a packed State Capitol committee room on Monday, the House Education Committee passed legislation that would prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages from outside Wyoming.

With the 7-2 approval of House Bill 74 by the Education Committee — which in the past hasn't been assigned gay-marriage bills — the legislation now must pass three votes by the full House before it would head to the Senate.

Supporters of HB 74, including the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Owen Petersen, R-Mountain View, said the legislation was needed simply to resolve a conflict in Wyoming law. A Wyoming statute defines marriage as a contract “between a male and a female person,” but state law also recognizes any valid marriage performed outside the state...

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Wyoming Anti-gay-marriage bill advances

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